Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Sunday said the floods this year have led to “catastrophic and painful” losses of lives and properties.
“The water levels of the Nile and its tributaries this year, according to the irrigation and water resources ministry, are unprecedented since 1912,” said Hamdok on his Twitter account.
He instructed the continuation of effective coordination among all state’s institutions, while called for mobilizing all possible material and human resources to lessen the impact of the floods on the citizens, explaining that his government is working to set up plans to decisively deal with the floods in the future.
On Saturday, the national council for the civil defense said in its daily report that the victims of the recent rains in Sudan rose to 89 people with the collapse of more than 35,000 houses.
Earlier, the irrigation and water resources ministry urged the citizens to be alert, warning of increasing floods of the Nile River over the coming days.
According to the ministry, the water of the Nile River at most of the upper sources has reached unprecedented levels.
Sudan often witnesses floods caused by heavy rains from June to October
